Questioning is an important element of almost every lesson and activity in kids' church and midweek programs. It's not just a time-filler activity but rather, has an important role in the learning process.

Questions..

focus attention

make children think

revise the lesson and help determine what kids know

arouse curiosity and stimulate interest (especially if questioning occurs as a lead-in to a lesson)

review and consolidate the story/lesson

identify any misconceptions

reflect on learning and help kids apply the Bible lesson and concepts

Your questions don't have to be too complex but it's a good idea to begin with some questions relating to simple facts and progress to higher level questioning requiring thinking and applying to real-life situations.

Make it exciting. Use visuals in your question and review time as much as any other part of your lesson. Include action whenever possible; complete some activity or compete in some skill, game or relay event to earn the next question.

I've included a very simple Spot-the-Difference activity that may be used to review the Daniel and the lions story. The concept is simple: ask a question relating to the story to earn points for the team. A correct answer also gives them the opportunity to earn extra points by spotting a difference on the powerpoint slide. Clicking on a correct part of the image results in the points awarded flashing up on-screen. The Spot the Difference powerpoint is available to download below.